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Internet Archive forced to remove 500,000 books after publishers’ court win (arstechnica.com)
[Meta] Did we drop the "what are you playing" monthly thread? Also, mods haven't been active for a while, should someone take over?
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When does investing become gambling?
Is there a hard threshold? Do high risk investments such as penny stocks qualify as gambling? Do low risk investments? Annuities? Bonds? CDs?...
Side of bed debate - Which side is left?
Which side of the bed is the left side? Is the answer based on the perspective of laying in the bed (person’s head at the head end)? Is the answer based on viewing it from the foot of the bed, looking at the head of the bed? Is there an “anatomical position” or special terminology like in boating for this?...
France vs. 'Shrinkflation': Starting July 1, All 'Shrinked' Products Must Be Labelled For Consumers (www.ibtimes.co.uk)
That Nim Flashbacks (sh.itjust.works)
To those with 2+ monitors on your machine: What's your use case, and how much does it actually boost your productivity? (lemmy.world)
I’m mainly curious about software developers here, or anyone else whose computer is somewhat central to their life, be it professional or hobbyist....
Exam Answer (programming.dev)
ASCII art elicits harmful responses from 5 major AI chatbots (arstechnica.com)
Asking a girl out for comic book store date?
I met a girl that I’m interested in and enjoys comics like I do, would something like asking her out to a comic store be dumb? I have a hard time talking to girls so not sure if this would be a dumb idea.
Reuters claims Nintendo Switch 2 is expected later this year (www.eurogamer.net)
Calgary liquor store offering support 6-pack for Swifties forced to watch Super Bowl (calgary.ctvnews.ca)
The Super Bowl broadcast is notorious for drawing a large contingent of non-football fans who watch for the commercials and the half-time show. Now, an Alberta liquor store is offering a trio of Super Bowl-themed six packs ahead of Sunday’s big game, including one targeted at the newest group of NFL fans.
I like women but I also like cock but I'm not otherwise attracted to the male body at all. Wtf is my sexual orientation? AITA?
I like women. I like the shape and curves of the female body. I like boobs, I like asses, I like pretty vaginas. I also appreciate and am aroused by a nice cock. I’m however not otherwise attracted to the male body. I like femboys as long as they have a feminine-like shape and curves, as many of them do....
‘There is no such thing as a real picture’: Samsung defends AI photo editing on Galaxy S24 (www.techradar.com)
Reddit must share IP addresses of piracy-discussing users, film studios say (arstechnica.com)
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Tachiyomi Manga Reader: Threats Motivate Pirates & Boost Engagement * TorrentFreak (torrentfreak.com)
It's that time of the year again! (nerdica.net) en-gb
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(I wonder if he knows about lemmy)1 divided by 0 (a 3rd grade teacher and principal got it wrong), Reddit r/NoStupidQuestions [4:51 | Dec 02 2023 | bprp precalculus] (www.youtube.com)
Valve needs to step up on Anti-Cheat
So yeah, I want to discuss or point out why I think Valve needs to fix Anti-Cheat issues. They have VAC but apparently its doing jackshit, be it Counter Strike 2 (any previous iterations) or something like Hunt: Showdown the prevalence of cheating players is non deniable. For me personally it has come to a point that I am not...
Why isn't everyone talking about AI generated audiobooks?
I just listened to this AI generated audiobook and if it didn’t say it was AI, I’d have thought it was human-made. It has different voices, dramatization, sound effects… The last I’d heard about this tech was a post saying Stephen Fry’s voice was stolen and replicated by AI. But since then, nothing, even though it’s...
When do you think there will be an Android app that could accurately perform real time object recognition?
In Star Wars Rebels, there was an E-XD-series infiltrator droid that could quickly take inventory of everything in a Rebel warehouse. With the advanced object recognition capabilities of modern AI, it’s only a matter of time before an app for Android can accurately and rapidly identify and store objects in real-time from video...
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Another country has called Xi a 'dictator' and China is not happy with that description (edition.cnn.com)
China has lashed out at Germany after its foreign minister called Xi Jinping a “dictator” and summoned Berlin’s ambassador for a dressing down, in the latest flaring of tensions with a western democratic power over how the Chinese leader is described overseas.
Easy peasy (lemmy.world)
Fan ejected from US Open match after German player said the man used language from Hitler's regime (apnews.com)
A fan was ejected from a U.S. Open tennis match early Tuesday morning after German player Alexander Zverev complained the man used language from Adolf Hitler’s Nazi regime....
Germany agrees corporate tax cuts to 'stimulate' economy – DW – 08/29/2023 (www.dw.com)
AI crap - Why ML will make the world worse, not better (drewdevault.com)
There is a machine learning bubble, but the technology is here to stay. Once the bubble pops, the world will be changed by machine learning. But it will probably be crappier, not better....
Noooooo you can't make a microtransactions free game and finished too 😭😭😭 (lemmy.world)